WiFi security: What new users of free networks need to know

In California, a bill passed the Senate last week that would require WiFi equipment makers to post warning labels to consumers, advising them how to protect their files and prevent others from piggybacking. The bill, introduced by Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, will go back to the Assembly for a vote on Senate changes. If the Assembly concurs, the bill will end up on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk. The bill is necessary, Nunez spokesman Richard Stapler said, because too many consumers are not putting security measures in place.